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Huawei EchoLife HG556a Installation Manual And User's Manual

Huawei EchoLife HG556a Installation Manual And User's Manual

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    HG556a INSTALLATION GUIDE USER MANUAL User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................3 1.1 Contents in the Package................................3 1.2 The Front Panel of the HG556a.............................. 4 1.3 The Rear and Side Panels of the HG556a..........................5 1.4 Description of the Indicators on the Front and Rear Panels....................6 2 Installation Guide................7 2.1 Connecting the Telephone ..............................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION 1.1 Contents in the Package Vodafone Station Bracket and Screws Power adapter DSL cable Ethernet cable Micro-filters Warranty Card Safety Information Splitter User Manual...

  • Page 4: The Front Panel Of The Hg556A

    1.2 The Front Panel of the HG556a Figure 1-1 Indicators on the front panel of the HG556a User Manual...

  • Page 5: The Rear And Side Panels Of The Hg556A

    1.3 The Rear and Side Panels of the HG556a WiFi button The rear panel of the HG556a provides the following interfaces and buttons: Interface or Meaning Button Diagnostic button, press this button to check the status of the four LAN indicators. ADSL Connects the telephone jack on the wall.

  • Page 6: Description Of The Indicators On The Front And Rear Panels

    The side panel of the HG556a provides the following interface and button: One Wi-Fi button: Note for the Wi-Fi button: The initial configuration for the Wi-Fi function of the HG556a is Enabled. Press and hold the WiFi button for less than four seconds to disable the WiFi function. Press and hold the Wi-Fi button for more than four seconds to enable the WPS function.

  • Page 7: Installation Guide

    Installation Guide This chapter describes the procedure for installing the HG556a. 2.1 Connecting the Telephone Connect the telephone jack on the wall to the LINE interface on the splitter. Connect the ADSL interface on the HG556a to the MODEM interface on the splitter with a DSL cable.

  • Page 8: Supplying Power To The Hg556A

    2.2 Supplying Power to the HG556a Connect the power adapter to the power interface on the back of the device and plug the power adapter into a wall outlet or a power strip. After you finish the connection, the power indicator turns on, indicating that the HG556a is being activated and working normally.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Pc To The Hg556A

    2.3 Connecting the PC to the HG556a Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the PC to any of the four LAN interfaces on the rear panel of HG556a. User Manual...

  • Page 10: Connecting The Pc To The Hg556A Through Wi-Fi

    2.4 Connecting the PC to the HG556a Through Wi-Fi To configure the PC to the HG556a wirelessly, do as follows: Enable the WPS function. Press the Wi-Fi button on the side panel of the HG556a and hold it for more than four seconds.

  • Page 11: Inserting The Vodafone Internet Key

    2.5 Inserting the Vodafone Internet Key Remove the SIM card holder from the Vodafone Internet Key. Insert the SIM card into the card holder. Reinsert the SIM card holder into the Vodafone Internet Key. Remove the lid on the back of the Vodafone Station and insert the Vodafone Internet Key into the slot.

  • Page 12: User Manual

    Supports the configuration of eight VPI/VCIs Supports manual configuration of VPI/VCI parameters USB port Supports USB 2.0 host port Supports Huawei HSPA USB interface link driver Supports mutual data backup of ADS L2+ uplink and USB port uplink Supports USB mass sto...

  • Page 13: Requirements Of Pc Configuration

    Supports WEP/TKIP/AES Supports WPA-P SK/WPA2-PSK Supports WMM 3.3 Requirements of PC Configuration The requireme nts of PC configuration for displaying the management Web pages of the HG556a are: Microsoft® Windows Apple® Mac Operating system Windows® Windows® Mac OS® 10.1 98SE/M 2000/XP /Vista 32 MB...

  • Page 14: Management Of The Hg556A

    3.4 Management of the HG556a 3.4.1 Home Page To log in to the configuration page, do as follows: Launch the Internet Explorer and enter http://192.168.1.1 (the default LAN IP address of the HG556a) in the address bar. Then press Enter to display the login window.

  • Page 15: Applications

    page Figure 3-2 Service status 3.4.2 Applications Choose Vodafone DSL Router >Applications in the navigation tree to display the Configuring applications page. Figure 3-3 shows the Configuring applications page Figure 3-3 Configuring applications page When you select an option from the Games, Communications, Internet or Services drop-down list box, the authorized IP address is displayed in the Destination IP column in the List of authorised applications area.

  • Page 16: Router

    Table 3-1 Parameters for the Configuring applications Item Description Games The name of game. Communication List all types of communications. Internet The type of Internet application. Services List all types of services. Destination IP The destination IP address of the server that the user defined. 3.4.3 Router Choose Vodafone DSL Router >...
  • Page 17 Figure 3-5 NAT management and port redirection page Table 3-2 lists the parameters for NAT. Table 3-2 Parameters for NAT Item Description Create the new NAT rules that you specify. Make the configuration take effect. Choose Vodafone DSL Router >Router > DMZ in the navigation tree to display the DMZ configuration page.

  • Page 18: Wifi

    Table 3-3 lists the parameters for the DMZ configuration. Table 3-3 Parameters for the DMZ configuration Item Description Enabled Enable the function to make your PC accessible from the Internet. Disabled Disable the function to make your PC accessible from the Internet.

  • Page 19: Hspa

    Table 3-4 lists the parameters for WiFi parameters. Table 3-4 Parameters for WiFi parameters Item Description Enabled/Disabled To enable or disable the Wi-Fi function. Select a proper channel from the list that conforms to the Select channel network settings. Name of SSID1 The name of the WLAN.

  • Page 20: Administration

    Table 3-5 Parameters for the HSPA Item Description PIN Code The PIN of your SIM card Save PIN Save the PIN code of your SIM card. NOTE PIN = Personal Identification Number SIM = Subscriber Identity Module 3.4.6 Administration This page allows you to change the password of the user. Choose Vodafone DSL Router >...

  • Page 21: Ftp

    Figure 3-10 Managing your shared printer page Table 3-6 lists the parameters for the printer. Table 3-6 Parameters for the printer Item Description Enabled It is used to enable the print server. Disabled It is used to disable the print server. Printer Name The name of the printer.

  • Page 22: Box Diagnostics

    Table 3-7 Parameters for the FTP Item Description Enabled It is used to enable the FTP server. Disabled It is used to disable the FTP server. UserName The name of the FTP, the default setting is vodafone. Password The password of the FTP, the default setting is vodafone. Confirm Password Double confirm the password of the FTP.
  • Page 23 Figure 3-12 Vodafone DSL Router Diagnostics page On the Vodafone DSL Router Diagnostics page, you can review the basic device information about HG556a and the status of interfaces. The basic device information of the HG556a, including: Vodafone DSL Router Data: the information about the home gateway versions (software and hardware) Connection status: the information about the current connection status Vodafone DSL Router configuration: the current connection status about DHCP,...

  • Page 24: Adsl Statistics

    HSPA info: the information and status of HSPA configuration 3.4.10 ADSL Statistics Choose SUPPORT > Troubleshooting > ADSL Statistics in the navigation tree to display the DSL line diagnostics page. Figure 3-13 shows the DSL line diagnostics page. Figure 3-13 DSL line diagnostics page On the DSL line diagnostics page, you can review the DSL line parameters and the status of the current connection.

  • Page 25: Functions

    3.5 Functions 3.5.1 Home Storage Function The HG556a supports the home storage function. Portable storage devices, such as USB flash drives and portable hard disks, can be connected to the USB port on the HG556a. You can access a portable storage device through the HG556a. If your portable storage device is a card reader, insert the storage card (for example CF, SD, MMC card) in the card reader, and then connect the card reader to the USB interface of the HG556a.
  • Page 26 Accessing the Portable Storage Device Through the Samba Function Check the following two Web pages after you finish the cable connection as previously described. If you can see the Disk name on Managing your external storage Connected equipment page page and the USB disk is connected on the as below, which indicates that you can access the USB disk successfully.
  • Page 27 Figure 3-17 Share folder Double-click the Share folder. Then you can share the contents on the portable storage device. Figure 3-18 USBDisk_1 folder Double click the USBDisk_1 folder, and then you can see the folder structure of your portable storage device. Accessing the Portable Storage Device by Mapping Network Drive The HG556a allows you to accessing the portable storage device by mapping as a network drive, do as follows:...

  • Page 28: Usb Printer Function

    Figure 3-19 Map Network Drive page 3.5.2 USB Printer Function To enable the USB printer function, do as follows: Connect the cables as follows: Step1 Connect the power adapter to the power interface on the rear panel of the HG556a and plug the power adapter into a wall outlet or a power strip.
  • Page 29 Configure the web page as follows: Step1 Launch the Internet Explorer on your computer and enter http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar. Step2 Enter the user name and the password in the displayed window, and then click OK. Step3 Choose HOME NETWORK > Printer in the navigation tree to display the Managing your shared printer page.
  • Page 30 Set the printer parameters on the PC. Step1 Choose Start > Printers and Faxes. Then click the Add Printer icon on the left side of the displayed page. Step2 Click Next in the Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard page. Figure 3-22 Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard page Step3 Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer and...
  • Page 31 Step4 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network. Step5 Enter http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/myprinter in the URL text box. Then click Next. The address 192.168.1.1:631 is preset and cannot be changed, myprinter is the printer name that is specified on the Managing your shared printer page.

  • Page 32: Wireless Function

    3.5.3 Wireless Function Introduction By using 802.11b/g/n, the HG556a supports wireless networking and interconnection at home. After enabling the wireless network function, you can access a WLAN through the HSPA data card on the HG556a. Therefore, you do not need to connect any Ethernet cable for accessing the Internet.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    3.6 Troubleshooting The following table describes solutions to the common problems. You can also use the auto installation CD-ROM to solve certain connection problems. If the solutions provided in this document cannot solve the problems you meet, contact the customer service center of Vodafone. Phenomenon Possible Cause Solution...

  • Page 34: Glossary

    3.7 Glossary ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADSL is a technology for transmitting digital information at a high bandwidth on existing phone lines to homes and businesses. Unlike regular dial-up phone service, ADSL provides continuously-available, "always on" connection. ADSL is asymmetric in that it uses most of the channel to transmit downstream to the user and only a small part to receive information from the user.
  • Page 35 transfer rates of 10 Mbit/s. The Ethernet specification served as the basis for the IEEE 802.3 standard, which specifies the physical and lower software layers. Ethernet uses the CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous demands. It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards.
  • Page 36 Mbit/s Megabit per second A unit used to express the speed of a network. NAPT Network Address Port Translation NAPT enables a local area network (LAN) to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of addresses for external traffic. PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in Ethernet frames.
  • Page 37 Universal Resource Locator The global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web. Universal Serial Bus USB is a serial protocol and physical link, which transmits all data differentially on a single pair of wires. Another pair provides power to downstream peripherals. Virtual server A virtual server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the Internet (identified by protocol and external port) to an internal server with a private IP address on the LAN.

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